Anomiidae

Anomiidae is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs related to scallops and oysters, and known as anomiids. It contains seven genera.

Anomiidae

Jan Johan ter Poorten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Also called
jinglePBDB
Sits inside
AnomioideaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB
Motility
stationary, attached, epibiontPBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia
Environment
marinePBDB, for Pectinida

Time the record covers

At least 305 million years on record.

The record covers at least 306 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 323.4 Mya to 0 Mya.

Carboniferous — about 3 of 2125 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 4 of 2125 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 4 of 2125 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 3 of 2125 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 8 of 2125 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 7 of 2125 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 6 of 2125 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 64 of 2125 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 37 of 2125 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 866 of 2125 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 26 of 2125 occurrencesEocene — about 242 of 2125 occurrencesOligocene — about 50 of 2125 occurrencesMiocene — about 333 of 2125 occurrencesPliocene — about 201 of 2125 occurrencesPleistocene — about 264 of 2125 occurrences330–319 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences319–308 Mya — about 2 occurrences308–297 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences275–264 Mya — about 1 occurrence264–253 Mya — about 2 occurrences253–242 Mya — about 6 occurrences242–231 Mya — about 1 occurrence231–220 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences220–209 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences209–198 Mya — about 10 occurrences198–187 Mya — about 3 occurrences187–176 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences176–165 Mya — about 5 occurrences165–154 Mya — about 9 occurrences154–143 Mya — about 55 occurrences143–132 Mya — about 5 occurrences132–121 Mya — about 8 occurrences121–110 Mya — about 17 occurrences110–99 Mya — about 21 occurrences99–88 Mya — about 57 occurrences88–77 Mya — about 123 occurrences77–66 Mya — about 673 occurrences66–55 Mya — about 30 occurrences55–44 Mya — about 66 occurrences44–33 Mya — about 174 occurrences33–22 Mya — about 65 occurrences22–11 Mya — about 219 occurrences11–0 Mya — about 569 occurrences306 Mya11.7 ka330 Mya0 Mya

2,125 occurrences of Anomiidae on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,125 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

394 formations

Providence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.94°N, 86.11°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.78°N, 85.14°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WPrairie Bluff — 34.51°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 34.25°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 34.22°N, 89.00°WPrairie Bluff — 33.93°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.91°WPrairie Bluff — 33.72°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 33.50°N, 88.81°WPrairie Bluff — 33.07°N, 88.61°WPrairie Bluff — 33.05°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.90°N, 88.46°WPrairie Bluff — 34.48°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 32.73°N, 88.30°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.70°N, 88.17°WPrairie Bluff — 32.63°N, 88.22°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.03°WPrairie Bluff — 32.39°N, 87.92°WPrairie Bluff — 32.31°N, 87.80°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.07°N, 87.33°WPrairie Bluff — 32.04°N, 87.26°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.03°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 32.00°N, 86.48°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.92°N, 86.17°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WEscondido — 29.59°N, 98.07°WEscondido — 29.30°N, 98.84°WEscondido — 29.29°N, 98.97°WEscondido — 29.38°N, 99.00°WEscondido — 29.36°N, 99.06°WEscondido — 29.27°N, 99.05°WEscondido — 29.34°N, 99.16°WEscondido — 29.24°N, 99.23°WEscondido — 29.32°N, 99.27°WEscondido — 29.25°N, 99.28°WEscondido — 29.16°N, 99.47°WEscondido — 29.14°N, 99.89°WEscondido — 29.09°N, 98.87°WEscondido — 29.08°N, 100.00°WEscondido — 29.06°N, 100.06°WEscondido — 29.05°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 29.03°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.87°N, 100.16°WEscondido — 28.96°N, 100.22°WEscondido — 28.88°N, 100.26°WEscondido — 28.74°N, 100.29°WEscondido — 28.73°N, 100.48°WEscondido — 28.71°N, 100.71°WEscondido — 28.66°N, 100.44°WEscondido — 28.64°N, 100.44°WEscondido — 28.56°N, 100.33°WEscondido — 28.52°N, 100.31°WEscondido — 28.26°N, 100.27°WPeedee — 34.04°N, 79.80°WPeedee — 33.99°N, 79.52°WPeedee — 33.91°N, 79.45°WPeedee — 33.83°N, 79.25°WPeedee — 34.27°N, 77.95°WPeedee — 35.77°N, 78.64°WPeedee — 34.40°N, 78.27°WPeedee — 34.48°N, 78.41°WVaqueros — 33.68°N, 117.76°WVaqueros — 33.65°N, 117.81°WVaqueros — 33.54°N, 117.78°WVaqueros — 34.33°N, 118.83°WVaqueros — 34.38°N, 118.95°WVaqueros — 35.84°N, 121.07°WVaqueros — 34.33°N, 119.03°WVaqueros — 33.98°N, 120.09°WVaqueros — 34.04°N, 118.88°WVaqueros — 34.06°N, 118.91°WVaqueros — 34.37°N, 118.82°WVaqueros — 34.32°N, 119.08°WVaqueros — 34.36°N, 118.94°WVaqueros — 34.45°N, 118.92°WVaqueros — 34.58°N, 118.91°WVaqueros — 34.37°N, 119.33°WVaqueros — 34.44°N, 119.20°WVaqueros — 34.52°N, 120.43°WVaqueros — 34.57°N, 120.29°WVaqueros — 34.58°N, 120.16°WVaqueros — 34.93°N, 119.06°WVaqueros — 35.27°N, 120.60°WVaqueros — 35.66°N, 120.92°WVaqueros — 35.31°N, 120.04°WVaqueros — 35.25°N, 120.06°WVaqueros — 35.78°N, 120.99°WVaqueros — 35.77°N, 120.93°WVaqueros — 36.07°N, 121.28°WVaqueros — 36.18°N, 121.31°WCorsicana Marl — 33.51°N, 94.67°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.88°N, 96.20°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.44°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.30°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.62°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.80°N, 97.89°WCorsicana Marl — 29.59°N, 98.04°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.54°WCorsicana Marl — 29.42°N, 98.43°WCorsicana Marl — 29.39°N, 98.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.37°N, 98.78°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WCorsicana Marl — 30.27°N, 97.74°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 32.56°N, 97.14°WWoodbine — 33.07°N, 97.13°WWoodbine — 33.05°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.16°N, 96.94°WWoodbine — 33.73°N, 96.77°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.30°WWoodbine — 33.60°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 33.67°N, 96.24°WWoodbine — 33.90°N, 95.57°WAlcobaca — 39.32°N, 9.35°WAlcobaca — 38.42°N, 9.22°WAlcobaca — 39.55°N, 9.00°WAlcobaca — 39.52°N, 9.13°WBlack Creek — 35.77°N, 78.64°WBlack Creek — 34.48°N, 78.41°WBlack Creek — 34.67°N, 78.24°WBlack Creek — 34.58°N, 78.27°WBlack Creek — 35.23°N, 77.79°WBlack Creek — 35.22°N, 77.68°WBlack Creek — 35.46°N, 77.68°WBlack Creek — 35.67°N, 77.47°WJalama — 34.51°N, 120.43°WCook Mountain — 31.75°N, 92.97°WCook Mountain — 32.04°N, 88.73°WCook Mountain — 31.54°N, 87.52°WCook Mountain — 32.36°N, 92.98°WCook Mountain — 32.06°N, 93.02°WCook Mountain — 31.76°N, 93.09°WCook Mountain — 30.30°N, 96.96°WCook Mountain — 31.35°N, 93.57°WCook Mountain — 32.17°N, 88.83°WCook Mountain — 31.09°N, 95.95°WCook Mountain — 31.20°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.72°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.55°WCook Mountain — 30.63°N, 96.54°WCook Mountain — 30.07°N, 97.08°WCook Mountain — 29.99°N, 97.09°WMoreno — 37.46°N, 121.19°WMoreno — 37.30°N, 121.16°WMoreno — 37.25°N, 121.15°WMoreno — 37.24°N, 121.15°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.80°N, 118.16°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.88°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.74°N, 118.28°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.77°N, 118.30°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.66°N, 117.94°WChiwapa — 34.60°N, 88.95°WChiwapa — 34.46°N, 88.90°WChiwapa — 34.38°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.36°N, 88.93°WChiwapa — 34.21°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.04°N, 88.93°WChiwapa — 34.25°N, 88.96°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WSevern — 39.33°N, 76.03°WSobral — 39.10°N, 9.27°WCoffee Sand — 34.56°N, 88.45°WCoffee Sand — 34.66°N, 88.57°WCoffee Sand — 34.43°N, 88.42°WCoffee Sand — 34.26°N, 88.70°WCoffee Sand — 34.93°N, 88.52°WCoffee Sand — 34.45°N, 88.58°WQasr el-Sagha — 29.58°N, 30.57°EQasr el-Sagha — 29.52°N, 30.63°EQasr el-Sagha — 29.62°N, 30.69°EQasr el-Sagha — 29.30°N, 30.17°EGatun — 9.04°N, 80.65°WGatun — 9.36°N, 79.83°WGatun — 9.34°N, 79.80°WGatun — 9.17°N, 80.00°WGatun — 9.28°N, 79.88°WLisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WLisbon — 31.30°N, 86.48°WLisbon — 31.87°N, 88.32°WLisbon — 31.32°N, 86.73°WLisbon — 31.54°N, 87.52°WLisbon — 31.82°N, 88.24°WLisbon — 31.55°N, 87.91°WRipley — 31.79°N, 85.13°WRipley — 33.89°N, 89.02°WRipley — 34.25°N, 90.00°WRipley — 34.49°N, 89.01°WRipley — 32.05°N, 86.78°WRipley — 35.32°N, 88.42°WRipley — 35.29°N, 88.60°WRipley — 32.64°N, 88.17°WCaloosahatchee — 25.91°N, 81.36°WCaloosahatchee — 26.89°N, 82.01°WCaloosahatchee — 26.76°N, 81.14°WCaloosahatchee — 26.69°N, 80.96°WCaloosahatchee — 26.34°N, 80.86°WCaloosahatchee — 27.77°N, 82.68°WCaloosahatchee — 26.96°N, 81.99°WCaloosahatchee — 26.76°N, 81.46°WMount Laurel Sand — 39.55°N, 75.65°WNeylandville Marl — 33.37°N, 95.69°WNeylandville Marl — 32.59°N, 96.31°WNeylandville Marl — 33.14°N, 96.11°WNeylandville Marl — 33.20°N, 96.61°WNeylandville Marl — 32.93°N, 96.46°WNeylandville Marl — 30.85°N, 96.98°WNeylandville Marl — 32.10°N, 96.47°WNeylandville Marl — 31.52°N, 96.53°W

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The named rock units Anomiidae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 370 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 397 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Anomiidae and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Anomiidae and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

1,379 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 1,508 sites for Anomiidae, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

467 references

Each of the 2,125 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 455 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Anomiidae

Credit
Jan Johan ter Poorten
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Rafinesque 1815